Ask Amy: Back tattoo spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E
Dear Amy: “About to Explode!” was sick of being interrupted by their friend and housemate.
As a former interrupter, we don’t always realize we are doing this.
I, for one, used to get too excited about a subject and would inappropriately cut off someone so I could add to the conversation.
My friends asked if there was something they could do to help me correct this communication error. We decided to use visual cues.
When I would interrupt, my friends would hold up a hand like a “stop” sign, but in a nice way (not an annoyed way). After using this method for a bit, I curbed my jump-start on conversations.
— No Longer Interrupting
Dear Interrupting: Communication — it works! Well done.
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